2006 300CBi Presentation February 2006

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SCHWEIZER

MODEL 300CBi HELICOPTER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATING COMPARISON


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TH-55 OSAGE - U.S. ARMY EXPERIENCE

P R I MAR Y U . S . AR MY TR AI NE R 1965-1988

OVE R 60,000 P I LOTS TR AI NE D

OVE R 4,000,000 F LI G H T TR AI NI NG H O U RS

OVER 12,000,000 TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATIONS

ONLY 1 CATEGORY AACCIDENT SINCE

TRAINING BEGAN AT FT. RUCKER (1972)

TH-55/TH-300C WORLDS

STANDARD MILITARY TRAINERS

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MODEL 300CBi

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MODEL 269 SERIES HELICOPTERS

OVE R 3750 AI RC RAF T P R OD U CE D

P R I M AR Y TR AI NE R F OR MI L ITAR Y I N 24 C OU N TR I E S

OVE R 20 MILLION H OU RS ON FLE ET

M I LE S TO NE S -1964-F ir s t TH-55A t o U . S . Ar m y

1970-H ugh es dev eloped M odel 300C

1983-P rogra m Tra nsit ioned to Schw eizer

2005-1000TH Sch w eizer helicopter produced


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MODEL 300CBi GENERAL

ARRANGEMENT

PRINCIPLE DIFFERENCES

300C Vs 300CBi

E ngin e C ha n ge: L ycom ingH IO-360-G 1A, 180 mx h p;injected; 2200 hours MTBO

G r oss Weigh t : R ed uced t o1,750 lbs, 687 lbs useful loa d

P ilot -in -C omma n d: S w i t ch edto right side

F uel Ta n k (S t a n da r d ): 32.5ga llons usea ble

I nspect ion a n d Ma in t en a n ce:

D esign upgra des; componentlives exceed 4,000 hours

AE S sy st em a nd a vionicsincluded a s sta nda rdequipment

WEIGHTS LBS. KG

Gross Weight 1750 793.8

Empty Weight 1088 493.5

Crew (2) & Baggage 400 163.3

Fuel 195 88.4

Payload 67 48.5

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Airfra me: - Night light w it h st robe bea cons- Extruded a luminum sla t- Im proved door gla ss mounting syst em- Heavy duty skids

Cockpit Int er ior : - D ua l cont rols- P IC r ight side- Int erna l stora ge compar tment

E ngine & D rive S yst em: - L ycoming H IO-360-G 1A inject ed engine

- Foa m ca rtr idge a ir inta ke system- Noise reduction upsta ck- One-piece upper pulley h ub- Automa tic rotor enga gement syst em- St a rt-up overspeed limiter

Avionics: - B endix King KY96A comm t ra nsceiver- G a rmin G TX 320A tra nsponder- ACK A-30 blind encoder- Int ercom

EQUIPMENT AND UPGRADES

STANDARD ON 300CBi

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MODEL 300CBi

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R22B 300CBi

855 1,088

178 195

400 400

-63 67

Certified Gross Weight

Operating Weight

Weight Margin

WEIGHT IN POUNDS

1,433

1,370

1,683

1,750

Crew Weight & Baggage

Empty Weight - Equipped

Full Fuel (29.7 Gal/32.5 Gal)

C ockpit S ize: 25% la rger ; 10 inches w ider

C ont rol S ystem: C onvent iona l cont rol; st a bleha ndling cha ra ct eristics, no

ca rburetor hea t r eq uired

U seful Loa d:

SUITABILITY FOR TRAINING

RELATIVE TO R22

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F ly in g q ua lit ies a n d h a n dlin g

cha ra ct erist ics of 269 serieshelicopters ra t ed good t oexcellent

Margin of sa fety is cr it ica l for

tra ining a ircra ft - R22B isina dequa te under cert a inconditions

Au t or ot a t ion sa fet y m a r gin of

300CB i is excellent

Low rot or RP M w a rningsyst em on 300C B i

SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS -

STUDENT MARGINS

Aut orot a t ion Ind ex C ha rt

(t/k = E nerg y of rot or syst em/E ner gy needed t o hover)

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MODEL 300CBi

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iESHP

HOGESLSX550

1/2IR

2

P/E=

ESHP

HOGESLSX550

1/2IR

2

P/E=


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Tr i-level energy

a bsorption syst em

23 in ch es of st r oke

I njur y Acciden t a nd

Fa ta lity ra t esignifica nt ly low er

th a n R22B

SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS

CRASHWORTHINESS

ARTICULATED ROTOR SYSTEMMAST: ROLLOVER PROTECTION

RAPID THROTTLERESPONSE: RESERVEPOWER

ROTOR IMPINGEMENTOUTSIDE CREW ENVELOPE

ENERGY ABSORPTION, CRUSHABLE STRUCTURE; 23 INCHESOF STROKE

DUAL STROBE LIGHTS - VISIBLE FROM ALL ANGLES

LOW AFT MOUNTED ENGINE

ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM OUTSIDE OFENCLOSED STRUCTURE

PROVEN DYNAMIC SYSTEM

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Inspect ions and Service Schedule:

L ubr ica t e - 25 h ou rs

Oil ch a n ge - 50 h ou rs

100 hour inspect ion - 12 manhours 600 hour inspect ion - 30 manhours

C omponent Lives:

H I O-360-G 1A E n gin e:

Injected engine - no ca rburetor heat requirement

2,200 hou r MTB O

Less scheduled and unscheduled maintena nce

MAINTENANCE - MINIMIZEDOWNTIME AND

DIRECT OPERATING COST

300C LIFE 300CBiLIFE

3,600 4,0002,100 4,200

2,500 4,200

1,900 4,000

3,000 4,000

M/R Drive Shaft

M/R Transmission Overhaul

COMPONENT

M/R Pitch Bearing ShaftTail Boom Assembly

Horizontal Stabilizer

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H over performa nce a t gross weight is a pproxima tely the sa me.

At higher density a l t itudes or w ith equa l pa yloa d & fuel

w eight s, 300C performa nce is superior

PERFORMANCE - RELATIVE TO

300C

H over C eiling, Ou t -of-G round E ffect H over C eiling, I n-G round E ffect

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0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

1 2 3 4 5

R-22B

300CB

CASH OUTFLOW VS. YEARS IN SERVICE

800 flight hours per year

Domestic operator Aircraft at list prices

YEARS

DOL

LARS

Conklin a nd deDecker subst a nt iat ed tota l cost of ow nership for 300CB a nd R 22 to be approximat elyequa l - t he 300CB offers more favora ble ca sh flow (See Economic Ana lysis of the Schw eizer 300CBa nd R obinson-R22B 2, Conklin a nd deD ecker Avia t ion I nforma t ion, J a nua ry 26, 2001).

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S pa res S upport

Wa rra nt y

Overh a ul E xch a nge P rogra m

Ma in ten a nce Tr a in in g

Technica l Representa t ive Suppor t

Tech n ica l P ublica t ion s

PRODUCT SUPPORTSCHWEIZER

MODEL 300CBi

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Cockpit Layout

ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER

300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING

10 inches w ider a nd 25% more volume t ha n R22.

Conventiona l cont rol system no nega tive ha bit tr a nsfer.

Adjusta ble a nt i-t orque pedals w ith 5.4 inches of tr a vel -

ena bles pilot s of near ly a ny size to be comfort a bly seat ed.

Inst rument pa nel and useful loa d accommodat es full IF R

instrument panel.

St a nda rd E quipment includes instruments a nd a vionics

requ ired for VFR, da y/night flight t ra ining.

Only production helicopter t o offer 360 visibilit y from

pilots seat - far exceeds FAA requirements of AC-27-1.

Right ha nd pilot-in-comm a nd position.

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Operational Advantages



140 lbs. more useful loa d th a n R22 a t compa ra ble endur a nce. Automa tic rotor engagement system.

Injected engine elimina tes carb heat requirement .

E xcellent t hr ottle correla t ion elimina t es need for t hr ott le governor.

Low cockpit vibra tion a nd noise levels.

Typica l fuel consum ption in t ra inin g opera t ion 10.5 ga llons/hour .

S t a rt -up overspeed limiter.

Optiona l P .I.C. position.

Lowest fly over noise profile of a ny piston h elicopter.

Optiona l ca pability t o fly w ith t hree crewm embers.

Wide selection of optiona l a vionics a nd equipment .

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St a ble a nd responsive ha ndling cha ra cteristics.

Cy clic cont rol well bala nced under a ll flight conditions.

E xcellent t hr ott le correlat ion elimina tes need for thr ott le

governor (FAA mandated in R22).

180 hp engin e provides excellent pow er m a rgins.

Flight Properties

Flight hours required by st udent pilot s to solo or achieve ra t ings is

document ed to be 20 to 30%less th a n R22; SF AR 73 ma nda t es

minimums for R22.

Convent iona l cont rols enha nce cockpit coordina t ion a nd a bility of

instructor to demonst ra te m a neuvers or t a ke over contr ol of a ircra ft.

Cockpit size, robust st ructur e, a nd st a ble flight properties ar e

confidence builders t o stud ents.

J eppesen tr a ining ma teria l is ta ilored to 300CB i and fa cilita tes

learning.

Training Effectiveness

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Safety and Crashworthiness

General

In th e first 200,000 hours of opera tion, there w ere no fa t a lities, only one injury

a ccident in a 300CB , a nd a t ot a l of only eleven a ccidents.

NTSB sta tistics substa nt iat e tha t 269 Series helicopters ha ve the low est

a ccident ra te a nd fa ta lity ra t e per flight hour of an y pist on-pow ered helicopter.

300CB iconta ins the sa me sa fety a nd cra shw orth iness feat ures of the Model

300C.

FAA ha s imposed no SF ARs on a ny S chweizer helicopters a nd n o minimum

a mount of t ime before solo.

Safety

Forgiving flight cha ra cteristics ena ble stu dent pilot or instr uctor to recover a n

a ircra ft a fter an improper contr ol movement . Significa nt a re its:

- la rge pow er reserve;

- ra pid response to thr ott le inputs; a nd

- forgiving ha ndling char a cteristics

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Safety (cont)

Low rotor speed wa rning indicators.

E xceptiona l a ut o-rota t iona l properties becau se of high kinet ic energy in

a rt icula ted rotor system.

D yna mic system proven by over 18 million flight hours.

No concerns r egar ding ca rbur etor ice.

Crashworthiness

E nergy a bsorpt ion 23 inches of stroke a chieved th rough compression

of la nding gear , crusha ble sub-floor, a nd seat str ucture.

No incident of blad e impingement int o ca bin of an y 269 Series

helicopters. No incident of in-flight brea k-ups or a irborne ta ilboom str ikes on a ny

269 Series aircra ft ma nufactured during la st t w enty years.

E ngin e an d fuel syst em out side of enclosed stru cture.

Ma st provides rollover protection .

Safety and Crashworthiness (cont)

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Performance

S t a nda rd fuel t a nk provides 2.5 hours of tra ining plus reserves.

S ea level, IS A performa nce a t gr oss weight is compa ra ble to

t ha t of 300C.

H over performa nce, ra nge, endur a nce, an d speeds a re more

th a n a dequa te for ab initio tr a ining role.

Wider CG envelope th a n R22 a nd w ith significa ntly few eroperating restrictions.

St a rt-up and shut dow n in gusty conditions is not a n

opera tional limita tion for a rticula ted, t hree-bladed rotor system

a s on 300CB i.

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Maintainability

Lowest Finit e Life Limit on a ny life-limited component is 4000 hours.

En gineered to minimize maint enan ce ma n hours per flight hour a nd

downtime.

100%field ma inta ina ble no fa ctory overha ul at 2000 hours or aft er

ten years.

Ma intena nce int ervals simplified a nd a ligned:- 100 hour genera l inspections a vera ge 10-12 hours ; a nd

- periodic ma int ena nce scheduled every 600 hours.

Schedule overha ul time for engine at 2200 hours; for ma in a nd t a il

rotor tra nsm issions a t 4200 hours.

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Customer Support

Cont inuous P roduct Impr ovement - S ince int roduction of th e

300CB , Schw eizer engineering ha s ma de over 90 product

improvements which have increased performance, lowered

opera ting costs, a nd increased r eliability.

E xcellent spa res support a nd technical support fr om Schw eizer

Aircra ft a nd it s service netw ork. B est w a rra nty of a ny piston-pow ered helicopter.

High q ua lity factory insura nce progra m.

Competit ive finan ce progra m w ith no hourly reserve and t erms out

to tw enty yea rs.

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1 See E conomic Ana lysis of the S chweizer 300CB a nd Robinson-R22B2 ba sed on Typical U .S.

Opera tions , Conklin a nd deDecker Aviat ion Informa tion, J a nua ry 26, 2001.



Cost Consideration

Conklin a nd deD ecker Report 1 substa ntia tes tha t t ota l cost of

ow nersh ip (i.e., the cost to a cqu ire a nd opera t e) for a 300CB a nd R 22

is a pproxima tely equa l th e 300CB offers m ore fa vora ble ca sh flow .

Resa le value of 300CB i is much higher t ha n R 22 (2000 hour C B sells

for 65% of orig ina l cost ; 2000 hour R22 for 20%).

B eca use of cost equiva lency per flight hour a nd t he low er number of

hours required to a chieve ra tings, t he cost to th e student to a chieve

a ra t ing is less tha n in R22.

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MODEL 300CBi

HELICOPTER

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